strenuous work
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstrenuousandwork
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strenuous
adjective
uk/ˈstren.ju.əs/us/ˈstren.ju.əs/
needing or using a lot of physical or mental effort ...
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work
noun
uk/wɜːk/us/wɝːk/
an activity, such as a job, that a person uses physical or mental effort to do, usually ...
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(Definition ofstrenuousandworkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It wasstrenuouswork, but it succeeded in the end.
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Strenuousworkis going on, work that encourages the jostling of competing discourses rather than the circumscription of one by another.
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This comprises a basic ration and a supplement for men doingstrenuouswork.
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We all recognise that there is no class in the community which does harder and morestrenuousworkthan the wives of the industrial class.
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I am not one of those who, either recently or in earlier life, have engaged in thestrenuousworkof the experienced bird watcher.
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To suggest anything else would be a reflection on them, because after all they are doing difficult andstrenuousworkin war-time.
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They are an emergency service which has to be ready to performstrenuousworkof extremely varied kinds during the period of the battle.
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To some extent that is possible, but he will remember that technical mining to-day requires young and active men to carry out itsstrenuouswork.
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It was hard andstrenuousworkin front of the furnace, charging and discharging.
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We have to bear that in mind, because idleness and waiting is not the most conducive attitude to prepare men forstrenuouswork.
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By 15 years ofstrenuousworkthey have increased the opportunities of employment and have added to the wealth of the nation.
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I am referring now to people over 50 who cannot stand being put suddenly onstrenuouswork.
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It was built up by the arduous,strenuousworkof the industrial workers.
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The three weeks have been weeks of rather full andstrenuouswork.
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That kind of thing goes on here in this de-vitalised atmosphere, and we talk aboutstrenuouswork.
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Teachers of the deaf have some slight recognition in their salary for extra qualifications and the verystrenuousworkwhich they have to do.
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During the election campaign, the hotel proprietors were, for the most part, quite justifiably taking a holiday after their long andstrenuousworkduring the summer.
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First, by much morestrenuouswork, in which women, in particular, have played a most notable part, and by hours of work much longer than are normally acceptable.
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After five hours ofstrenuousworkin the midst of a torrential downpour, the truck was finally jacked off safely.
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However, horses with a low body condition score lack the fat reserves forstrenuousworkand also may lack lean muscle.
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